Hikaru Nakamura vs Levon Aronian

4th Zurich CC Blitz · 2015 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 61 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Levon Aronian
Result 0-1
Event 4th Zurich CC Blitz
Site Zurich SUI
Round 2.2
Date 2015.02.13
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D51)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/4k2p/7K/R7/p1r5/8 w - - 6 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bg5 d5
  3. 3.e3 Nbd7
  4. 4.c4 e6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Qb3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Qa5
  8. 8.a3 Bxc3+
  9. 9.Qxc3 Qxc3+
  10. 10.bxc3 Ne4
  11. 11.Bf4 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 e5
  13. 13.f3 exf4
  14. 14.fxe4 fxe3
  15. 15.Ke2 Nxc5
  16. 16.Kxe3 Be6
  17. 17.Bxe6 Nxe6
  18. 18.Ne2 Rc8
  19. 19.Rhb1 Nc5
  20. 20.a4 O-O
  21. 21.Rb4 Rfe8
  22. 22.Ng3 g6
  23. 23.Kf3 Rcd8
  24. 24.Rd4 Nb3
  25. 25.Rxd8 Rxd8
  26. 26.Ra3 Nd2+
  27. 27.Kf4 b6
  28. 28.Ra1 Nc4
  29. 29.Rb1 Rd3
  30. 30.Rb4 Rxc3
  31. 31.Ne2 Rc2
  32. 32.Nd4 Rc1
  33. 33.Nc6 a5
  34. 34.Rb3 Ra1
  35. 35.Ne7+ Kg7
  36. 36.Nd5 Rxa4
  37. 37.Nxb6 Nxb6
  38. 38.Rxb6 f5
  39. 39.Rb7+ Kh6
  40. 40.h4 Rxe4+
  41. 41.Kg3 Rg4+
  42. 42.Kh3 Rb4
  43. 43.Ra7 Rb3+
  44. 44.Kh2 Ra3
  45. 45.g3 Ra2+
  46. 46.Kh3 a4
  47. 47.Ra5 Ra1
  48. 48.g4 Ra3+
  49. 49.Kg2 fxg4
  50. 50.Rg5 Ra2+
  51. 51.Kg3 Ra1
  52. 52.Kg2 a3
  53. 53.Rxg4 Rb1
  54. 54.Ra4 Rb2+
  55. 55.Kg3 a2
  56. 56.Ra7 g5
  57. 57.hxg5+ Kxg5
  58. 58.Ra4 h5
  59. 59.Kh3 Kf5
  60. 60.Kh4 Rc2
  61. 61.Ra3 Ke5

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